Identity area
Reference code
VIS/2
Title
Visitors Books
Date(s)
- 1913-1925, 1947, 1925-1936, 1944-1957 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
(1826-)
Administrative history
Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It runs the Institute of Zoology, conservation projects in more than 50 countries, and two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Internal transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
3 visitor books spanning the following years: 1913-1925, 1947 and 1925-1936, 1944-1957. These books don't have any indictation of where exactly they were kept, although the main office or Zoo reception seems likely.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
33 x 21 x 4cm; 25.5 x 21 x 2.5cm; 33 x 22 x 4cm
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Archivist's note
Used to be GB 0814 UAB